PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 1st, 2026: DOLPHIN WARFARE? Iran Signals New Threats in Strait of Hormuz & DHS Shutdown Ends Without ICE Funding

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—Iran is reportedly exploring unconventional ways to strike U.S. forces, including using mine-carrying dolphins to target U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz. But as tensions rise, Tehran is also signaling a possible return to negotiations, while Washington weighs its next steps. Later in the show—After nearly eleven weeks, the longest shutdown in Department of Homeland Security history has finally come to an end. But the fight over immigration enforcement that caused it is far from over. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Chapter: Compare every medicare plan call 915-671-5252 today! Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact https://Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday the first of May. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed.
0:22.2	First up, Iran is reportedly exploring unconventional ways to strike U.S. forces,
0:28.5	including using mind-carrying dolphins to target U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz.
0:34.9	Regardless, as tensions rise, Tehran is also signaling a possible return
0:39.4	to negotiations, while Washington weighs its next steps. Later in the show, after nearly
0:45.3	11 weeks, the longest shutdown in the Department of Homeland Security history has come to an end.
0:50.6	But the fight over immigration enforcement that caused it is far from over, because, of course,
0:56.5	dysfunctional politics are never over in Washington, D.C. I'll have the details. But first,
1:02.3	in today's afternoon spotlight. We begin today with a closer look at the increasingly unpredictable
1:07.8	and in some cases unconventional ways that Iran may be preparing to
1:12.8	escalate the conflict. According to new reporting, Iranian officials are now weighing a range of
1:18.5	asymmetric options to target U.S. forces in and around the Strait of Hormuz, including the potential
1:24.4	use of dolphins equipped with naval mines to attack American warships.
1:29.5	Now, the use of Flipper and her buddies is reportedly just one of many tactics being floated
1:34.4	by the Iranian regime. As an aside, only folks of a certain age might recall the amazing
1:39.7	1960s TV series called Flipper and starring a smiling, incredibly well-trained bottlenose dolphin.
1:47.0	In reality, the role of Flipper was played by several different trained female dolphins.
1:52.6	That's a bit of news that you might not find on other podcasts.
1:56.9	But I digress.
1:58.5	Aside from possibly blowing up dolphins, which seems right in line with the Iranian regime's character,
2:03.2	officials say Tehran is also considering deploying submarines into the strait and is already threatened to cut key undersea communications cables that run through the waterway,
2:13.3	which could significantly disrupt global internet traffic. Taken together, the regime strategy is, of course, focused on targeting not just military assets,
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